B1.2 (ONLINE ~ Wed. PM)

Course Description:

B1.2 continues the Intermediate German sequence. Class participants will reinforce and practice their basic German skills and continue to study more complex constructions, such as relative clauses. Students will also expand their knowledge of subjunctive forms to express hypothetical situations and will start to move away from immediate needs as well as and begin to talk about professional instances. They start to discuss topics of common interest such as the environment.  In addition, students will learn to understand longer, non-fictional texts to speak about hypothetical situations and to offer predictions for the future.  

Course Objectives:

At the end of B1.2 students will be able to understand and analyze some fictional texts as well as longer newspaper articles. They will be able to understand German advertising and TV and radio features. They will also be able to discuss problems, opinions, and plans.    

If you are unsure of your level, please take a placement test HERE

Course Dates, Location, & Time:

This is an online class that meets for 12 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on zoom. Additionally, the instructor will offer a weekly "office hour" (30 min) for homework questions and review. The course instructor will decide on a day/time to offer the 30-minute office hour and communicate day/time of week with all registered course participants.

Textbooks:

Schritte International NEU 5+6 - Chapter 5 – 10; Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch

• If you took the previous B1.1 course with us, you will not need to purchase any books.
  

• Cost: $75 for the set, available for purchase directly from the GAI by adding the textbook option to your cart.
• Order Deadline: Please note that the cutoff to order textbooks from the GAI will be 12/01/2025 in order to receive your books in time. Book orders placed after 12/01/2025 aren't guaranteed to be available by the start date, so we highly encourage participants to order textbooks during the initial registration.**
• Textbook Pickup: Books ordered before 12/01/2025 will be available for pick up approximately one week prior to the first class session. Please be sure to check your email for updates about book pickup dates. 
• Shipping: If you live outside of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and/or cannot pick up your books onsite at the GAI, you will need to select the shipping option at checkout. A $12.00 shipping & handling fee applies.

Minimum Enrollment:

If there are too few students registered to run a class section, the Director of Language Education will contact the student(s) in the week prior to the term’s start date to discuss other class options.

Questions?

Contact the Language Education Department: [email protected]